Chapter 4: Hundred‑Step Divine Fist! White‑Eyed Wolf

Chen Zheng's chest rose and fell violently.

His breathing created a small storm that howled back and forth, pulling the items in the secret chamber into a chaotic tumble.

He was striking the Physical Body Sixth Layer.

This state, called Qi Breath, uses breathing to drive blood, pressurize the heart, thereby moving the whole body, expelling internal impurities through breath, achieving the effect of refining muscles and cleansing blood.

Soon.

The blood from the four Evil Shark vats was completely drawn out.

The cultivation also reached its final stage.

Ugh!

A long burst of foul breath was expelled from Chen Zheng's mouth, like a whistling wind instrument, deafening.

When the sound ceased, he advanced.

Physical Body Sixth Layer!

In this state, a warrior's five senses become greatly sharpened; any slight movement within dozens of zhang can be instantly perceived.

Because of cultivating the Nether King True Body, Chen Zheng not only had his physical body reborn, far stronger than peers, but his perception was also astonishing, reaching several hundred zhang.

Even though the oil lamp in the secret chamber had gone out, his vision was unaffected, allowing clear sight in darkness.

The enlightened see the formless, the wise hear the silent.

"The True Demon Ten-Thousand Calamities Unbreakable Body truly lives up to its name; a single cultivation greatly increased my power, reaching the strength of three horses, comparable to an eighth‑layer warrior."

Chen Zheng's eyes shone unusually bright, his fists clenched, carefully feeling his body's changes, sensing the domineering power within, his heart swelling with excitement.

Whether strength or physical robustness, the difference from before cultivating the Nether King True Body was astronomical.

He could kill three Mysterious Yellow fiery horses with a single punch!

And this was only the beginning of cultivating the Nether King True Body, the first step of the True Demon Ten-Thousand Calamities Unbreakable Body.

"Unfortunately the Evil Shark blood is already exhausted; my cultivation speed will slow down again."

Looking at the four empty vats that had rolled onto the floor, Chen Zheng felt a lingering desire.

He took a few steps to the corner of the secret chamber and picked up the gourd he had brought back from Jia Zhu Fu.

He pulled out the stopper, and a fresh fragrance wafted to his nose.

Inside the gourd were Qi‑Blood Pills; after a warrior consumes them, they enlarge Qi and blood, boosting cultivation speed.

Members of the Chen family under twenty may receive one pill per month, as the family's cultivation of the younger generation.

Those over twenty must exchange contributions for them.

The gourd in Chen Zheng's hand contained three hundred sixty Qi‑Blood Pills, and together with the four vats of monster blood, it constituted the annual allotment for Young Master Chen Fu.

To win over Chen Zheng, they gritted their teeth and handed them all out.

Chen Zheng originally intended to exchange the Qi‑Blood Pills for monster blood.

But this move was too conspicuous, possibly attracting the attention of schemers, who might suspect him of using blood to cultivate some Demonic Cultivation.

True Demon Ten-Thousand Calamities Unbreakable Body is indeed Demonic Cultivation, and should not be revealed before martial mastery is achieved.

Chen Zheng had no choice but to take all the Qi‑Blood Pills back, ingest them, which at least could speed up his cultivation.

However, after experiencing the cultivation speed from absorbing Evil Shark blood, the Qi‑Blood Pills were merely like chicken ribs.

"Better than nothing."

Chen Zheng cleared his mind, poured three Qi‑Blood Pills from the gourd into his mouth, swallowed them, and began practicing the external training techniques of the Nether King True Body.

The external training consists of seven moves: Flip River, Overturn Sea, Galloping Thunder, Pluck Star, Shape Shift, Capture Soul, Sever Soul.

These seven moves are profound and extensive, encompassing body techniques, leg techniques, grappling, fist methods, and mental tactics.

For example, as Chen Zheng performed the Overturn Sea move, in a single form his pores burst open, a powerful airflow surged out, forming a 'sea' of qi within three steps around him; the sea then inverted, raging, with a booming explosion like a tsunami.

Chen Zheng had only just begun practicing and was not yet familiar; otherwise, with pores erupting, the expelled airflow would form a qi field within ten steps, capable of slicing weapons and tearing bodies, terrifyingly extreme.

In fact there are even more terrifying techniques, such as the final move Sever Soul, which channels the chest's qi through a special method to the fist; a punch releases force outward, cracking the sky and shattering stone, within a hundred steps, all enemies are annihilated.

Hundred‑Step Divine Fist!

Such methods can be called 'Divine Power'.

Boom—Boom—Boom!

Chen Zheng continuously rehearsed the moves in the secret chamber, again and again, sometimes as majestic as towering mountains and great rivers, sometimes as eerie as a devilish shadow spirit, sometimes as shocking as thunder and lightning... time slipped by silently.

He trained until evening, then again until midnight.

Until the next day's bright dawn, Chen Zheng had not stopped, still radiant with vigor.

If members of the Chen family witnessed this scene, they would likely be scared stiff.

Even a Tenfold warrior would be panting after one or two hours of training.

Without rest midway, one would either be exhausted or suffer hidden injuries.

But Chen Zheng?

He practiced for a full ten hours, not pausing a moment.

With such enduring stamina, he was no longer mortal, truly a god, a Nether God!

"Hmm?"

Chen Zheng's ears twitched suddenly, and he halted his movements.

This novel you.

Someone knocked on the door outside the upper courtyard.

"Perhaps it's someone looking to cause me trouble."

A cold glint flashed in Chen Zheng's eyes; he changed into a new set of clothes, left the secret chamber and entered the courtyard.

Stepping onto Young Master Chen Fu's warship would inevitably anger Chen Lie and Chen Mo, prompting them to cause trouble.

He had already made mental preparations.

Now that he had entered the Nether King True Body and gained some self-defense strength, he was no longer afraid.

When Chen Zheng opened the courtyard gate and saw the person outside, his eyes instantly narrowed into a slit.

Two men stood outside the gate, one in front and the other behind.

The leader was a middle-aged man with prominent cheekbones and a fake smile, looking about forty years old.

This man was named Chen Fu Yi.

He was also Chen Zheng's neighbor from many years ago.

Back then, Chen Fu Yi, due to poor aptitude and low martial skill, was quite down-and-out in the clan.

Especially during those years when the island was plagued by insect infestations, Chen Fu Yi's family could barely keep the pot boiling.

Seeing Chen Fu Yi's family in dire straits, Chen Zheng's father felt compassion and often helped them, even inviting their entire household to his home for meals.

At that time, Chen Fu Yi behaved with extreme humility and honesty, and felt grateful to tears toward Chen Zheng's father.

He also swore many oaths, saying that once he became successful he would certainly repay the favor.

Chen Fu Yi later indeed became successful.

His younger sister Chen Qin, upon growing up, possessed some beauty; a hundred-year-old elder of the main branch took a liking to her and made her his concubine.

Chen Fu Yi's family also benefited, being taken in by the elder of the main branch to live together, and they never returned.

Once, Chen Zheng happened to encounter Chen Fu Yi on the road; the latter merely held his head high, his eyes gazing at the heavens, and didn't even notice him.

He is nothing but a white-eyed wolf.

The man standing behind Chen Fu Yi was youthful in appearance, dressed in a black martial outfit, with an air of self-satisfaction; he was Chen Fu Yi's son, Chen Jihou.

It is said that Chen Jihou possesses excellent talent in martial arts, and with the cultivation of his aunt Chen Qin—the elder's concubine—he has already trained to the Physical Body Sixth Layer, making him outstanding among his peers.

Seeing Chen Zheng standing at the courtyard gate without greeting his own father or showing any intention to invite them inside to sit, Chen Jihou's expression darkened: 'Chen Zheng, my father is your elder; why do you not perform the rites?'

"All are family; where does all this formality come from?" Chen Fu Yi glared at Chen Jihou.

He then turned his gaze to Chen Zheng, smiling softly: 'Little Zheng, won't you invite Uncle Yi to come in and sit? Speaking of which, Uncle Yi and your father are sworn brothers.'

Saying that, he familiarly walked into the courtyard.

(End of chapter)